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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08
DIP MArFRMAN-

GOVERNOR WATERMAN. of Cali
fornia. upon assuming his seat recent
~, had all the money in the State
Treasury counted. insisting upon
every seal Of every bag being broken.
The money, S1,100, 600. was all there;
aud the Governor gave an elaborate
dinner to all who had hand i'm the
count
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

SINCE an Eastern architect married
the widow for whom he had Just
planned and built a s., 600. 600 house.
there has been a great rush TO learn
architecture.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

An Enoch Arden case, with slight
variations. has occurred at New Phila-
delphia, o. Thirty-five years ago John
McLain left there for California to seek
his fortune. Nothing was heard of
him for years. and his relatives con-
cluded he was dead. His parents.
having died. left considerable Of an es-
tate. and this was divided among the
other heirs. To the surprise of the rel
atives the long-lost John put in an APP
pearance the other day. bringing a
wife He has been in British Column
bia since he left, but gave no reason
for not writing home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

The youngest college professor in
the country is Willis H. Bocock, of
Hampden-Sidney College. Virginia.
lie Is only twenty wears old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

Mrs MCPHERSON. Of New York, fell
IN a fainting fit in a store the other
day and her hat-pin was driven into
her brain. causing fatal injury. Hadn't
the hat-pin better go?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

A DETECTIVE at Columbus. o.. re-
Gently came into possession of several
three-cent pieces which had been
passed as ten-cent pieces. The mOdus
Operandi Of making seven cents on
each piece Is to place dime on each
side OF three-cent piece and by squeez-
ing them in n wise. fatten the three
cent piece and leave a dim outline of
the dim1 on either side. The coin.
after the defacement, very much re-
semb'es a ten-cent piece which has
seen considerable service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

A SOLID eut-glass bedstead. richly
worked. was lately made at Birming-
ham, Eng. for Calcutta millionaire.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

CAPTAIN BAULDRY. Of New Bedford,
Mass, this year killed thirty-five
whales, and secured twenty-eight
hundred barrels of oil and forty-eight
thousand pounds Of bone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

1T IS said that an old law is still ex-
tant in Virginia which imposes a fine
OF fifty pounds Of tobacco on a man if
he abseuts himself from church for one
month without a valid excuse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD at the age of
eighty-two walks eight miles every day
and then rides his horse for an hour
Just for exercise.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08


Considerable interest has been aroused in
the discovery near Percy, in Marion County.
of what seems to be the petrified remains of
some huge monster 1t is between fifty and
sixty feet IN length, with head about four
feet long and about two and half wide,
with four monster eyes The ball of one
eye is gone, leaving a socket about eight
inches in diameter The other three eyes
are closed and look like the closed eyes of a
frog. The remains are well preserved, but
the family of the extinct monster seems to
be unknown
David Donnan, postmaster at Independ-
ence, Buchanan County, has resigned to &C
cept a position in one of the National banks
at that place.
There are 1897 miles of railroad in the
State.
The burning of the Windsor packing
house at Des Moines the other night caused
a loss of $3.50, 900, with $195, 900 insur-
ance The owner will rebuild in the spring.
Preston Rush (colored) was stabbed and
killed in Keokuk the other day by John
Williams, also cOlored They had quarreled
over a nickel which Rush claimed Williams
owed him. The murderer gave himself up.
In drilling the gas wells at Ottumwa a
stratum of well-preserved wood has been
struck at depth of five hundred feet.
Some interesting divorce statistics have
recently been published, covering thirty
four counties in the State and extending
over a period of twenty years The num-
Der of divorces granted was 8, 1884, of which
more than One-half were on account of will
full desertion. Women were the petitioners
in about two-thirds of the cases, and the
average duration of the married life of the
persons divorced was from three to five
years
The little three year-old child of Ira
Conkling. of Mason City, fell from a chair
into tub of boiling water a few days ago
from the effects of which he died.
A Creston lover who addressed a love-
scented letter to the object of his affections
asking the young lady to become his part
ner through life, inscribed on one corner
of the envelope, SEALED proposal The
result was, he was awarded the contract
Over one hundred thousand farmers in
the State are affected by the decision of the
United States Supreme Court that the
drive-well patents are illegal on account Of
priority of use
The other morning fire broke out in the
kitchen of the Central House in Walnut and
spreading to adjoining buildings caused a
loss of $4,000
1t is estimated that the bogus butter law
reduces the traffic in Iowa by 100000
aunually There are 495 creameries in the
State.
MS Anderson, arrested at Boone for
dealing in counterfeit money, was found
guilty in the Federal Court at Des MONIES
and fined 800 with a term of one year in
the penitentiary The sentence was sus-
pended conditional upon good behavior
Catholic Total Abstinence Society has
been organized at Dubuque The object is
to reclaim excessive drinkers and prevent
young men from acquiring the drink
habit
The Northwestern Insurance Company,
capital 800, 600, has been incorporated in
Des Moines
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

MOST BLANC may, perhaps. on ae-
count Of its immense height-hfteen
thousand seven hundred and eighty
one feet-and its wonderful glaciers. of
which the "Sea Of Ice" Is the largest.
and which covers one hundred and four
square miles, be called the most IA
nous mountain in the world. This
mountain celebrated its centenary this
year; that is to say. the people of Cha
moun;x. az the mountains foot, have
celebrated the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of its ascent by Benedict de Saus-
sure. an illustrious man Of science.
Who was the first to climb Mont Blanc.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

one Abraham SamuelS. 4 Cincin-
natl drummer. now desires to levy
tribute to the extent Of $50 600 upon
the vivaciOus actress Lolita. because
she made him miss n train Accord
ing 10 Samuels' suit il Is stated that
when he tarried in Boston a season
since he hired a herdic 70 convey him
self and grip to the train The horse.
which was lame and unfit for work.
caught the sympathetic eye of the
actress, and she seized the bride until
an officer arrived aud ordered the horse
10 hospital or his stable The drummer
missed his train. and now seeks redress
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

WISCONSIN.
Lydia Strope died at Green Bay, aged 102.
She had been bedridden for two years and
died of old age. She leaves a son and three
daughters, all past middle age
The first annual State conference of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor closed its session in Beloit the other
night The secretary reported sixty-three
societies of Christian Endeavor In the State
represented by delegates and four by let
ter, and six other society delegates present
The total membership of the State is about
81, 600
The Methodist Episcopal church building
at Madison, the corner stone of which was
laid in 1876, was dedicated few days ago.
The other morning Erick johnson and
Louis Sandstrom got into fight in one of
the saloons at Two HarbOrs, and the former
sustained fatal injuries
Orick Conger, while hunting in the
neighborhood of Shell Lake. Washburn
County, the other day, shot and killed Mats
Hanson, a lumberman, whom he mistook
for a deer.
T. II Richardson of GAINESVILLE, was rid
ing a horse around in his yard the other
afternoon when he was caught under the
chin by o clothes line and thrown back
wark of his animal to the ground, his collar
bone being broken He was fatally injured
It's generally believed at Wausau that the
recent FIRE by which Carl Honikel and his
five children were burned TO death, was the
work of an incendiary. Mrs Honikel, the
only surviving member of the family, was
insane
F. IL Finney, of Milwaukee, has resigned
the Office of managing director of the Wis
cOnsin Central railroad
The other night fire broke out in the
Thomas Reese pulp-mill at Kaukauna and
soon spread TO the Union pulp-mill adioin-
ing. In an hour both mills were in ruins
The loss on the Reese mill was $40. 600 and
| on the Union mill -, 600
The Chippewa Lumber & Boom Compa-
ny's mill shut down for the season the other
night. after five months and six days saw
/ ing The total cut was as follows; Lumber.
| so, 146.5 19 feet; lath, 6.615,9OO feet;
shingles. 5.577. 500
| Cornell University. at Ithaca, n Y, re-
sin for S90.0
The police have broken up a gang of
I juvenile marauders who have been system
arically stealing from residents of Nil
( waukee for some time The gang con-
sisted Of ive boys, all under fifteen years Of
age
Mrs Margaret McGrill. seventy years of
/ age, was und dead in her dwelling at
I waterIown the other evening Apoplexy.
At Monico Junction few days ago yard
switch-engine ran down and killed hunter
named Thomas Hudson. His remains were
taken 70 Wausau. WI IRE his wife ana three
! children live
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08
DAKOTA.

In Blunt, Hughes County, Smith d
Dunbar's Implement warehouse and the
Utter building were destroyed by fire a
few days ago. Loss. 1000 Smith 4
Dunbar had 800 insurance. Incendiarism
was the cause. The city records and re-
cords for the school township were de-
stroyed
Seven practical coal-miners have arrived
at Huron and will sink a shaft immediate
IN.
The other night the wife of John Scholtz,
a German farmer living near Sioux Falls,
hanged herself Scholtz was on trial for
having obtained twenty dollars on false
pretenses, and his wife. aged about fifty
years, fearing he would be sent to prison,
committed suicide Scholtz pleaded guilty,
and was fined.
The Farmers National Cooperative In
surance Company was organized at Plank
inton the other day, with capital OF $780,
900 Over one.half OF the stock was SUBJ
scribed in that city and the remainder
throughout the Territory with Codington
County ia the lead, having $50, 600
A fire few days ago at John Murphy g
place three miles west of Altoona. de-
stroyed his barn, outbuildings, hay and
gran lry. in which was stored go bushels
Of wheat, $50 of oats and his household
goods
Nhitewood. ten miles from Deadwood, is
now the Black Hills terminus of the Chi
cago 4 Northwestern railroad This short
ems the stage journey to a brief pleasure
drive over the mountains
North of yolga recently little five-year-
old child was killed by prairie wolves
A cannon used in 1876 for protection
against the Indians was excavated from a
bed Of eight feet Of gravel at Deadwood the
other day. 1t is said to have disappeared
during the Dakota food, and this is the first
that has been known of 1t since.
watertown is noted as the only large
town IN Dakota which gave a majority
against the sale of liquor in tie recent cleo
ton.
The bodies Of John H. Cow IN and his ten
year-old daughter were found the other
night at their home in Hun on frozen stiff
From all appearances they we're suffocated
by coal gas
Full returns are received Of the voting on
the division question. and of the eighty-six
counties thirty-six have given majorities
for division or two States. and fifty against
or one State In North Dakota but three
counties voted for division and in the south
fifteen voted against Out OF nearly 10000
votes. there is a majority of little over
1 :. 900 for division
At the recent third annual session in
jamestown Of the Dakota Stockman's con-
vention officers We're elected as follows:
President. c J. Alloway. Grand Forks; Vice
Presi dent T. G. Haggerty, Aberdeen; SEQ
| rotary, Oscar p Kemp. Watertown; Treas
urer. A d. Johnston, Montrose; Directors. J.
| G. Wade. jamestown, and Thomas David
Mitchell
A Polish colony Of about one thousand
has located in the eastern part OF kiddei
County at Crystal Springs.
The mill and 0; her property Of the Queen
| Bee Milling Company in siouxs Pail. valued
at $500. 600. were sold under mortgage OF
500. 600 few days ago 10 George seney,
OF New York, for $l34, 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08
MINNESOTA.

In Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Nels
Olson Holong was found guilty of murder
in the first degree. The crime was a most
atrocious one May IS he killed Miss Lille
Field, aged sixteen, mutilated her body in
a terrible manner, and fed 1t to the hogs.
Two days later he was captured at Wendell
Station, and an unsuccessful attempt was
made to lynch him. He was sentenced to
be hanged.
Webb Smart the thirteen year-old son of
J. NJ Smart, while crossing the lake at Peli-
can Rapids few days ago fell through the
ice and was drowned.
Ole Holen. living seven miles from Twin
Valley, froze to death the other night 1t
was supposed that he started home intoxl-
Gated, and becoming drowsy, tied the lines
to his wrists and fell asleep He fell from
the wagon and was dragged four miles by
the wrists When found his features were
badly cut and mangled.
David Morrell, grain dealer at Winona
for twenty years, died the other night, aged
siXty-slx years.
Peter Barrett, who is charged with the
murder of man named TOllefson at Min
neapolis, was taken to that city from
Omaha recently and safely lodged in jail
Hon. G. NJ Ramsey, of Stephen, has gone
to Scotland to attend the funeral of his
brother and sister-in-law, the Earl and
Lady Dalhousie.
1t is feared that Minneapolis may suffer
from q water famine before the winter is
over because of lack of power to run the
pumps from which the city's supply is re-
ceived-
The new Pilgrim Congregational Church
at Duluth, just inclosed, and on which
SOS, 900 had already been expended, caught
fire the other afternoon from stove In use
to dry the plastering and was destroyed
Fire and water destroyed $17, 900 worth
of property on Nicollet avenue, in Minneap-
oils, the other day.
l. Two Duluth evening papers, the Herald
and Journal, have consolidated, merging
the establishments into stock company, and
now appear as the Duluth HerGld-Journdl,
under the editorship of c. A. Lounsbury
A fire the other morning in Metropolitan
block, one of the finest in Duluth, damaged
the building slightly, while water damaged
dry-goods stock of l. Freimuth to the ex-
tent of nearly $40, 900 and contents of law
nd other offices about 81, 600.
Rev Perry Hoag, pastor of the Christian
ChurcL at Winona. died of heart-disease in
a stage-coach the other day between Coleta
and Sterling, III.
A. b. ShipIey, treasurer of Faribault was
found in his cellar re ntly with bullet
hole in his head He had been SICK for
some time, and was the victim OF queer
Authorizations. He was quite wealthy,
Jepps n Jehson twenty three years old,
fell from the tower of the windmill at the
water-tank in Lake Benton the other morn
ing, striking head first on a moving freight
train, and was killed
The will of the late Thomas A. Harrison,
of Minneapolis, gives to Hamline Universe
ty the sum of 5000 in cash
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

EVANGELIST MoODY has decided to
start for India early in 1883.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08

Henry claymeir. State Factory Inspector,
declares that not a single instance has come
under his observation where the child labor
law has been violated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28
INDIANA SUES KENTUCKY.
The Contest Over Green River Island Carried
to the United States Supreme Court.

The long-pending contest between Indiana
and Kentucky for possession of Green river
island has resulted in Messrs. Mcdonald & But
Ter. of this city, fling a suit in the United
States Supreme Court for the purpose of estab-
fishing Irdiana's claim to the land The case is
quite extraordinary in character. One method
of proceeding made necessary the appoint
ment of the United States marshal for Kentucky
as deputy under the marshal for tho District
of Columbia, in order that he might have power
to serve papers on Governor Buckner. Tho Pc
tition filed by Messrs. Mcdonald g. Butler re-
cites that Indiana was admitted to the union in
1916, and Kentucky in 1892. The bounds of
Indiana set forth at length, showing that
Indiana owns all territory inside the low.water
line The Indiana side of the Ohio river.
Green-river island which is situated in the Ohio
at this mouth of Green river. and just above
Evansville, Ind, is. during low water. directly
connected with the mainland of Indiana and has
been for twenty years Therefore the State of
Indiana claims the island as part of her terri
tory. though it is now treated as part of Ken
lucky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28
Good Reason for a Boston Man.

Kansas City Journal.
We understand that the reason Mr.. James
Russell Lowell declined to become literary
editor of the New York World. at q salary OF
$4,000 per year, was that he objected to going
far West
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28
A SANITARY BEVERAGE.
A Well-Known Physician Talks About
Its Efficacy in Various Diseases.
Its Use in Diphtheria, Scarlatina, Typhoid
Fever, Etc.-An Excellent Food
and. Tonic.

The reputation of Haags Koumiss grows as
the years go by. 1t has received the hearty in
dorsement of the highest medical authorities,
ing hysicians cheerfuily bear testimony to its
efficacy. s.
Yesterday. in conversation with a reporter of
the Journal, Dr. D. NJ, Purman. medical direct
of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of In
diana, said 81 have no hesitation in giving my
Endorsement to julius A Haag's Koumiss. 1t is
a splendid thing in cases Of debility, in typhoid
fever and in other diseases of long standing
where there 10 a weakness OF the stomach, ina
biity to digest and assimilate food. 1t is an ex-
celient tonic. well as food"
do you speak from your own knowledge,
Doctor" inquired the reporter.
Certainly replied the doctor. with an ex-
preston of astonishment at the absurdity of the
question. II have used it frequently IN my
practice, and have found it particularly service
FOYER In a case of blood poisoning, where there
was great inability to accept and retain any
solid food and where even found milk to dis
agree with the patient. used koumss with the
happiest results. II answered the purpose for
which EN- ployed it. SO we'll that the patient i'm
proved rapidly from the day he began taking
it.
''Last winter had family OF four persons
taken with dphtheria. One of the patients, a
young lady, was left by the disease apparently
completely paralyzed: She was down to the
lowest point. unable to retain food of any kind
anc feared she would die of starvation. AS q
happy thought administered Haae's Koumiss
aud it was not twenty-fo until she began to
improve. In fact, think her recovery largely
due to the beneficial effects Of the Koumiss
and recommend it in all the diseases Of which
have spoken"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
Scott Catterson, Lumber Dealer, Taken
into Custody by Sheriff from Kentucky.

Mr.. Scott Catterson, a wellknown dealer in
nard- wood lumber, whose Office for q long time
was in the Baldwin block. but who more recently
has been located at No. So East Market street.
was arrested yesterday afternoon at the corner
oP Pennsylvania and Ohio streets by John H.
Wilkins, sheriff OF Hopkins county. Kentucky,
and Captain Campbell and Sergeant Wheatley.
on a warrant charging him with embezzlement.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Wilkins came to the
city with requsiton from the Governor Of
Kentucky. and procured from Governor Gray a
warrant for the arrest and return Of Catterson to
that State. The affidavit charges that Mr.. Cat
terson obtained lumber worth 1927 on draft
given by him on the First National Bank of In
dianapols. and that the draft had been returned
as worthless, as no such bank ia now in exist
ence in Indianapolis The fraudulent purchase
is alleged to have been made several months
ago, but came to light only few weeks since.
Three weeks ago an officer came to
the city from Kentucky, with JUS
tees warrant for the arrest of Mr.. CATER
con. Superintendent Travis refused to assist in
the arrest until requisition papers were pro-
cured. and the officer. after making an unsuc-
cessful attempt to find Catterson, returned
homo. and nothing more was heard of the mat
ter until yesterday, when Sheriff Wilkins
rived.
Mr.. wilkins says that Catterson has been
making extensive purchases OF lumber in Ken
lucky. having bought 81 900 worth in Hopkins
county alone, and that he established his credit
by showing letter purporting to be from the
First National Bank of this city. and signed by
the president and cashier. testlfying to his
liability and saying that his personal check WAS
good for $1,000 with Them The charge on
which he is arrested alleges that he displayed
the letter to a lumber dealer named Hickman.
and then gave him a draft the First National
Bank here for 1927 in exchange for lumber The
draft was sent to Evansville for collection, and
returned with the information that the
bank had gone into liquidation. The letter
which Catterson exhibited was dated Sept. l.
1887.
The arrest was made at o'clock and the
sheriff left for Hopkinsvilie with his prisoner on
the o'clock train Mr. Catterson declined to
make any statement, but insisted making q
compromise with the sheriff, aereeiug to make
good the amount if he was released.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28

THERE ia nothing IN existence that will equal
Salvation Oil In curing pains in the joints and
muselss, or spinal affections. Price, 70 cents.